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PETALING JAYA: One million Malaysians working in managerial and supervisory positions in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan, Selangor and Sabah received a directive from the National Security Council to work from home from Thursday until the Conditional Movement Control Order is lifted (CMCO).
Senior Minister (Defense) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob confirmed this after a special meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the current Covid-19 situation in these CMCO areas.
“However, there will be some exceptions for jobs that require workers to be in office, such as those involved in the finance, compliance and welfare sectors,” he said.
Employers must issue work travel documents for their staff who must work in the office, he added.
Workers living in red zones must also do swab testing and the cost will be covered if their employers are registered with the Social Security Organization.
Ismail Sabri said a total of 460 people were arrested Tuesday for various crimes, and 440 of them were compounded.
Their crimes include not practicing physical distancing (167), not wearing masks (159), not providing detection equipment (58) and others (76).
There were also 57 illegal immigrants arrested, along with four seized ground vehicles.
As of October 19, a total of 51,720 people returned home from abroad.
Of those, 8,441 are in mandatory quarantine, 381 were transferred to hospitals for treatment, while 42,898 were discharged and allowed to return home.
Meanwhile, Kampung Saguking Laut and Kampung Sebor Baru, comprising 8,062 villagers in Labuan, Sabah, will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order from today until November 3.
There will also be a makeshift treatment center at Kepayan Prison in Kota Kinabalu in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in the prison.
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